“Cool homie, traveling huh? With Nat?” 

“Nah, not just that I just got inspired by Mr Hawk, he always talks about culture and even he knew my culture”

“Nat’s dad huh, yep he is famous like UN famous” 

“Yeah…I sure do…my dad wanted me to become engineer but I hate science it just something that I’m not interest with…but he always ranting about making money with that field” 

“I heard your dad is with the government of Malaysia”

“Yeah, small time…”

“But.. sometimes homie, you gotta do what gotta do..go with the flow homie”

“Yeah nigga…” we both hug and making gang sign, Damien’s dad was waiting for him 

“Hey Alex, thanks, say hi to your Mom” I waved them goodbye, Mom sold her car to Damien’s dad and split the share with Aunt Deb. I climb at the roof of the house looking at the skies, stars and plane passes-by. I stared to think that this is all but a dream. Natalie called me from below, with her sister in a car. I hang around at the playground while her sister meet my Mom. 

Natalie wear her typical Britannia style clothing, with her short skirts with thigh socks and Oxford shoes. She look soo cute, like a doll. Natalie wasn’t like this before I know that because I hated her but I was drawn to her to be stand out like that like wanted to be heard. Her outrageous style is something a talk in school. She look at me

“Alex will you text me like email?” 

Natalie write on my cast arm her email address “prettydress@prodigy.com" and I write on her arm my address “sleepyboy@hotmail.com"

“Don’t lose it okay?” She also give me an envelope I wondered what is inside and she pull me out and said to me.

“Don’t open you idiot, wait until you alone…okay”

“I don’t want you wank while looking at someone else…” 

now my mind started to get perverted and naughty, my face turn red and she knew it, she also blushed. Shit, is that I think it is? No, no, no owh no please the devil in me is provoking me. Maybe she just write a letter to me, yeah like that.

“I just hope you…never mind…”

Huh, now what? What the hell? She pulled my arm and said to me “let do this…” haah my mind turn blank, if that is what I think it is? Holy shit, this is it…the holy grail… damn it. 

She pulled me to an empty house in the apartment where no one lived as its the community room. It was quiet, Alex just turn 15 is going to have sex with her. No please don’t lose control yourself Alex. It was dark, she become seductive and French kiss me. That was my first time and my virginity were broken together with Natalie. We made our first bonding together, we both saw each other naked at the end. While embrace me, She said to me

“Now I set my mark on you babe….”

I could not said anything because she is the girl of my dream, she is smart, out of the box, crazy, clingy, never bored, and a best friend but now this dream is about to end. Natalie and Phylis went back, I saw her cried. I tried to pinch myself if this is a dream. 

The next morning, Mom woke us up to get ready to leave the house. The neighbours wave us goodbye. In the Airport, my friends were all waiting for me at the departure.

“Bye bro!! Don’t forget about us!!” I cried with them and never saw Natalie 

“Alright everyone, smile!!” As I was about to enter the departure hall someone hug me, it’s Natalie saw was crying and said “don’t you forget me okay” she suddenly kiss me and Aunt Deb took the picture and smile. Mom however said to them “now, now kids you still young…” Natalie hug Mom and said to her 

“thanks Aunt Mas for letting be Alex friend”

Mom cried as well 

“Thanks Nat for being Alex real friend” 

I took the plane and look at the window where all my friends were waving goodbye to me. Natalie smile and shouted something I tried to lip sync and it said “I LOVE YOU ALEX!!” She wave goodbye. I cried really hard that time. Mom console me 

“Sometimes in life, parting is one of it…” 

I look at the mirror the land was getting smaller, I started to sing the national anthem “the star spangle banner” 

I close my eyes, where it took us 3 days from USA to Malaysia, where hometown in Kota Kinabalu is. Dad was waiting for us, I arrived at home, it was dusty. I help mom clean the house. Dad tell me that he was going to sent me to an elite school in Kota Kinabalu. Mom showed my my room and I set my room. I suddenly something drop it was Natalie’s letters. I open it and another envelope with a smell of lavender perfume in it. 

I read it 

Dear Alex,

It's been 5 years we been together, ever since middle school and high school. I know that someday this dream will come to an end. I cherish this moment together with you, I never regret liking you. You have been a pain in the ass sometimes but that is you, and you never seems to stop to amaze me. Call me crazy but I had a blast together with you. No one understands me but you manage to stick with me. I know you will face a different things and you will also going to have new friends and girlfriend and I allowed it for you. I don’t want you to be in pain just to held back. I hope one day we will meet again, and I will never stop at making you amaze with me. I’m going to be best that at what I’m going to become and when we will meet again, and I know what you will head over heels to me again. 

I know that you loved to travel and I hope somewhere in the world we will meet again and properly you will propose to me okay

P/s - hope you like this gift to you 

Love,

Natalie 

P/s again that’s my sister idea okay don’t get any funny ideas

I open the envelope, my nose begin to bleed. She wore a sexy bikini dress and posing like the girls from Baywatch. Ooo Nat…..shit! Why I have to leave…..NO!!!!! Mom entered my room and ask me 

“A day and you lose your screws…” 

I look down in disappointment. But looking forward to the future. I sure hope this new school of mine but maybe not….damn it. 

End of Chapter 1